xabat77 Wrote:
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> "students coming out of top law schools are
> commanding $130K"
>
> They're also working insane hours aren't they?
> Seems like its a quality of life issue, at least
> with finance front office jobs, you don't need as
> much education (2 years of fun in B-School trumps
> the 3 years of Law School which is supposedly no
> picnic).
>
> You could always do a JD/MBA combo, I know a lot
> of good schools offer a dual program, and you can
> do it in 4 years versus 5 if u did them
> seperately. Also, for at least 1 school
> (Northwestern), I've heard that its easier to get
> into the dual problem than it is for getting into
> 1 of the programs alone (supposedly b/c they
> allocate a certain # of seats to the dual program,
> and the number of applicants is a lot lower).
Why would someone pay me $130K for not returning the favor in form of hard work, however hard the work may be? So, if you are a newly minted lawyer or FO person, be prepared to put in your time.
I know first year of law school is supposed to be tough, but not sure if the next 2 years would be equally challenging. By that time, whatever you professional field of study is, you should know the tricks of the trade.
Doing a JD/MBA combo is a good idea. However, I can only work as an MBA or JD. This implies I should have have ordered a regular meal instead of a supersizing it. If I'm undecided now, it would be even harder to swallow the pain of picking one over the other at/around graduation.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 11:38AM by abacus.